It’s Friday, October 17th, meaning this Republican shutdown is officially tied with the 2013 shutdown, the fourth-longest in U.S. history at 17 days. We are rapidly approaching Trump’s previous record, the No. 1 longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which took place during his first term at 34 days long. Notably, there were zero government shutdowns during the Biden Administration.On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo is joined by New Jersey Senator Andy Kim for an in-depth discussion on the experiences and challenges he faces as a newly elected Senator during these insane times, the Republican Shutdown, and tomorrow’s No Kings protests. Jo and Senator Kim also discuss how the Republican party has completely been taken over by Donald Trump, and ceded their Congressional oversight. The duo also discusses how Republicans are currently treating themselves to an extended paid vacation, all while federal workers are missing paychecks.As of right now, more than 700,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and nearly as many are continuing to work without receiving paychecks.During the second half of the episode, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin joins The Siren Podcast to discuss his work as the top law enforcement official in New Jersey, how Democratic Attorneys General are standing up to Trump in this moment, his lifesaving work to end gun violence, and the weaponization of the federal government in the form of political indictments of Trump’s enemies.Please Like and Follow to show your support for The Siren network.You can join the community at thesirennetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On October 18th, millions of Americans in all 50 states will peacefully and patriotically take to the streets to protest the fascist Trump regime. The protests, aptly titled, “NO KINGS” are meant to show the government that we, the people, are the ones in charge. We hold all the power, and they answer only to us.There are over 2,600 protests currently planned, each with a safety team and strategies to diffuse violent agitators.Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, the progressive organization in charge of the planned protests, joins The Siren for a special livestream to support the protests and encourage Americans to take their grievances to the streets this October 18th, peacefully. Ezra is joined by Jo Carducci, co-founder of The Siren and host of this livestream, and by Jess Craven, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Harry Dunn, Joel Rubin, Jill Jonassen, Brooklyn Dad Defiant, & Tara Setmayer of The Seneca Project.You can find more information about the planned protests and an event near you by visiting NoKings.org. All of us at The Siren hope to see you on the ground!Please Like and Follow to show your support for The Siren network.You can join the community at thesirennetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode of Pours and Perspectives, Harry is joined by The Siren co-founder JoJoFromJerzto discuss the latest with Day 14 of the government shutdown, whether or not Trump will be paying our troops during the shutdown, and Ghislaine Maxwell seemingly receiving special treatment from the Trump administration as she serves out her prison sentence.The conversation also discusses the hilarious clip from Sunday on ABC where anchor George Stephanopoulos cut JD Vance off mid sentence after Vance spent the entire interview lying to the American people. This is exactly the type of energy we need from legacy media in this moment.Please Like and Follow to show your support for The Siren network.You can join the community at thesirennetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
They thought they were voting for lower grocery prices. Instead, they got this!Please Like and Follow to show your support for The Siren network.You can join the community at thesirennetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Well folks, Over a week of the Trump shutdown and Republicans are still refusing to come into work. They’ve taken a long vacation in the middle of a government shutdown and are outright refusing to work with Democrats on keeping healthcare costs down, protecting Medicaid, and releasing the Epstein files. In fact, Speaker Mike Johnson said today that he will not swear in Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the last vote necessary on the Epstein Files discharge petition.On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo is joined by Joe Gallina from Call to Activism, Brooklyn Dad Defiant, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Leader Jeffries earlier today got into a sparring match with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler on Lawler’s tax breaks for billionaires. As Leader Jeffries told us (in his unfiltered breakdown of the incident), “I think he thought he was confronting Beltway Hakeem. Well, he saw Brooklyn Hakeem.”The panel discusses the urgent fight from Democrats to protect Medicaid for Americans and keep healthcare costs down. The conversation also ventured into why so many hospitals are closing in Republican led districts across the country, the Republican lie that Democrats are fighting for illegal immigrants to get healthcare, and just how far Democrats are willing to go in this shutdown fight.All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.Please Like and Follow to show your support for The Siren network.You can join the community at thesirennetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Governor Gavin Newsom joins The Siren Podcast to discuss the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump to rig the 2026 midterms in his favor, and what California- and Americans everywhere- can do to fight back.At a moment when so much of the national conversation is centered around covering the latest illegal or unconstitutional action by the Trump Administration, Governor Newsom’s approach is different. He’s not sitting around and waiting to react, or sending out yet another strongly worded letter- he’s taking matters into his own hands with real, concrete action.As Governor Newsom told us, “We have agency. We can shape [the world], and we’ve got to fight back. And we’ve got to wake up, disabuse ourselves as Democrats. I’m sick of being weak. I’m sick of being effete. I’m sick of being non-consequential. It’s not good enough to say it; it’s time to do.”Governor Newsom is bringing the fight to Donald Trump- and we’re here for it.All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.Please Like and Follow to show your support for The Siren network.You can join the community at thesirennetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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